This is a concept that continues to show up in my work, from interviewing someone for my podcast to editing their interview, to now writing my thesis on the importance of utilizing digital storytelling for the LGBT community.

When it comes to sharing on social media, the trend is that we choose to share with the world what is positive and exciting in our lives, while often glossing over the challenges we face. Well, for two years now, I’ve been glossing over a really positive part of my life, letting it seem like a challenge, when in reality, it’s been nothing but freedom.

Looking back now as a student of divinity, a retreat with my Catholic Campus Ministry as a freshman at the College of William and Mary in 2009 was a first step toward being a graduate student today. On retreat, I experienced a true sense of community within both my faith and my age group—a combination I had never before witnessed.

Returning to a space of loss is emotional to say the least, which is why it is so tempting to avoid visiting a gravesite, or a particular room that may remind us of someone we have lost. My visit to the Holy Land in 2015 was unfortunately marked by this loss.

Being largely in the business of web design, a question I get all the time is, “How much does running a website cost?” Between hosting, domains, content management systems, design, and so much more, the answer is... it depends. At least, that was always the joke answer in my marketing classes, although it’s largely true. There’s no one-size-fits-all cost and solution for anyone’s particular website.

Just this week, millions of us tuned into for the finale of HBO’s Big Little Lies, billed as a “limited” series, which I’m finding to be HBO code for “a mini-series that could be renewed for a second season but should be considered as a contained storyline.” This show, and the “limited series” format as a whole, is a rare find in today’s TV landscape because of this exact finite nature. What was satisfying about the finale of Big Little Lies was that it ended.

When it comes to listening, I find that there are a lot of distractions in my way, particularly the little badges and banners of iPhone notifications that beckon me one at a time to dive deeper and deeper out of real life and into my phone. To offset this, a few months ago I began enacting what I like to call, "Analog Sundays."

Lent is a season for second chances—a “New Year’s Resolution 2.0,” if you will. For all who observe the season, Lent involves giving up or sacrificing something that is “bad” in order to create more room for prayer and reflection. It’s a lot like a New Year’s Resolution: What did I do wrong last year and what would I like to do better now? It can be a response to sin and/or an answer to a call from within.

It’s easy to just say that we always pray no matter what. In practice, it isn't always that simple. It can be far too easy to feel defeat and avoid prayer or stop altogether. With Michael and Stephanie, though, this was not the case. My prayer did not come at first with words, but instead through music—in particular, music that we sang together in the choir.

The interview has been an integral part of my work since my first freelance video project in 2013 to my most recent marketing campaign for Michael A. Kubiniec, DDS. When I arrived on site at their offices, the immediate challenge was finding the right space to conduct interviews with their patients.

Last week I got a new perspective when I was accepted into Vanderbilt Divinity School to study theology this fall in Nashville, TN. Since I have applied only to out-of-state graduate programs, this will be the first time I've ever lived outside of Virginia since my dad was in the Navy.